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EMMA and MAX Written and Directed by TODD SOLONDZ Featuring ILANA BECKER, ZONYA LOVE, MATT SERVITTO and RITA WOLF THE FLEA THEATER NIEGEL SMITH, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CAROL OSTROW, PRODUCING DIRECTOR PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF EMMA AND MAX WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY TODD SOLONDZ FEATURING ILANA BECKER, ZONYA LOVE, MATT SERVITTO AND RITA WOLF JULIA NOULIN-MÉRAT SCENIC & PROPERTIES DESIGNER ANDREA LAUER COSTUME DESIGNER BECKY HEISLER MCCARTHY LIGHTING DESIGNER ADAM J. THOMPSON VIDEO DESIGNER FABIAN OBISPO SOUND DESIGNER COOKIE JORDAN WIG DESIGNER ANN GOULDER CASTING DIRECTOR SHEENA ROSE POSTER ARTIST KRIS BERGBOM PRODUCTION MANAGER GINA SOLEBELLO PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER RAZ GOLDEN AssISTANT DIRECTOR CAST Brittany ...........................................................................Zonya Love Brooke ...........................................................................Ilana Becker Jay ................................................................................Matt Servitto Mira/Padma .......................................................................Rita Wolf VIDEO CAST Famke .............................................................................. Lacy Allen Emma..................................................................... Sawyer Manning Max ........................................................................Mason Goldstein SPECIAL THANKS Alex Artaud, Brad Bergbom, Thomas Bradshaw, Julia Levy and Ari EMMA AND MAX Edelson, Peter Fanti and Briana Rudick, David Ferdinand (One Dream Productions), Colin Gold, Arielle Gonzalez, Cody Hom, The Nerenberg-Taubman Family, The Lewis Family, Artrece Johnson, Jen Manning, Desre Goldstein, Dan Orians, Kathryn Perry, Shelby Ramsey, Rebecca Shumel, Elliot Williams, Rusty Zimmerman ABOUT THE PLAY THE FLEA THEATER THE FLEA THEATER Emma and Max turns a critical eye on New Yorkers, exploring the illusions and delusions, hopes and despair of the city’s well-off and worn down. Parenting and marriage, kids and vacation, devastation and survival – the quotidian stuff of life. In his typical fashion, Todd Solondz spares no one and skewers everyone in a play about privilege, race and the intersection of black and white. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural 3 2 Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Actors and Stage Managers appear courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association. CREATIVE TEAM Playwright & Director......................................................................Todd Solondz Scenic & Properties Designer.................................................Julia Noulin-Mérat Costume Designer.........................................................................Andrea Lauer Lighting Designer..........................................................Becky Heisler McCarthy Video Designer......................................................................Adam J. Thompson Sound Designer...........................................................................Fabian Obispo Wig Designer................................................................................Cookie Jordan Casting Director .............................................................................Ann Goulder Poster Artist...................................................................................Sheena Rose Production Manager......................................................................Kris Bergbom Production Stage Manager............................................................Gina Solebello Assistant Director ............................................................................Raz Golden Assistant Set Designer....................................................................Nick O’Leary Assistant Costume Designer......................................................Sarah Lawrence EMMA AND MAX Assistant Lighting Designer........................................................Eric Haufschild Assistant Video Designer..........................................................Jess Medenbach Assistant Sound Designer..................................................................Jorge Olivo Assistant Stage Manager..............................................................Louisa Pough Video Shoot Coordinator.............................................................Courtney Ulrich Scenic Supervisor...........................................................................Bruno Baker Props Master..........................................................................Connor M O’Leary Sound Board & Video Operator....................................................Keenan Hurley THE FLEA THEATER Wardrobe Supervisor............................................................Shannon O’Donnell Video Photographer...................................................................Alfonso Herrera Production Assistants................................ Laura Zamsky & Julianna Cricchio FLEA STAFF Artistic Director ............................................................................Niegel Smith Producing Director .......................................................................Carol Ostrow General Manager ......................................................................... Leah Abrams Director of Production & Facilities .......................................Karl Franklin Allen 3 Company Manager & Producing Associate ................................... Emilie Pass 3 Development Manager ........................................................... Charlie Madison Audience Development Associate ............................................... Aleesha Nash General Management Associate ..............................................Shannon Buhler Marketing Associate ................................................................... Jamie Brewer Technical Director ........................................................................ Dan Hoskins Associate Technical Director ......................................................Keenan Hurley Costume Shop & Wardrobe Manager .......................................Sarah Lawrence Box Office Coordinator ............................................................. Joseph Sanchez Director of Dance Programming .......................................................Lisa Reilly Director of Music Programming .......................................Lauren Alfano-Ishida Company Dramaturg ...................................................................Drayton Hiers Graphic Designer........................................................................... Ellie Philips Videographer ............................................................................ Crystal Arnette Photographer................................................................................ Joan Marcus Attorney ...........................................................Carol M. Kaplan/Loeb and Loeb Development Consultant ...........................................................Rachel Colbert Theater, Technical & Production Consultant ................................Kyle Chepulis Press Representative ..................................................... Ron Lasko/Spin Cycle EMMA AND MAX CAST ILANA BECKER (Brooke) is thrilled to be at the Flea with this brilliant team of collaborators. Her recent TV appearances include HBO’s Crashing (dir: Judd Apatow), Gotham, Kevin Can Wait, GIRLS, Orange is The New Black, Odd Mom Out, Mysteries of Laura, Amazon’s THE FLEA THEATER THE FLEA THEATER Alpha House, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver and MTV’s Girl Code as well as hosting original programming for Nickelodeon and PopSugar. Her work in commercials has earned many of her campaigns Clios and international acclaim - most notably her personification of Irritabelle in national ads for Viberzi. Recent films includeFuture ‘38 (Slamdance Audience Award), Love Magical (world premiere alongside Selma - Urbanworld Film Festival), Good Enough (world premiere Boston International Film Festival) and the independent feature Fishbowl. To Todd, thank you for making every day of this experience the ‘best day of my life.’ There aren’t enough words of gratitude. Thank you to Buchwald, Katie, MJ and Patrick, her beautiful ensemble, 3 Carol, Niegel and the entire Flea Family, M & D, and her brand new hubby who 4 was more than fine with her taking their honeymoon on the Flea Stage. More at www.ilana-becker.com! RITA WOLF (Mira / Padma) The Flea: O, Jerusalem by A.R. Gurney, Dir. Jim Simpson. Recent NY Theatre: An Ordinary Muslim by Hammaad Chaudhry, Dir. Jo Bonney at NYTW.The Profane by Zayd Dohrn, Dir. Vivienne Benesch at Chautauqua Theatre Co.The Rug Dealer by Riti Sachdeva, Dir. Lee Sunday Evans WPT Pipeline festival. Other Theatre Includes: Homebody/Kabul by Tony Kushner, (World Premiere) at NYTW also Mark Taper and BAM. The American Pilot by David Grieg at MTC, Dir. Lynne Meadow (Drama Desk nom.) Stuff Happens by David Hare at The Public Theater, Dir. Daniel Sullivan.Television: Law and Order, The Good Wife. ZONYA LOVE (Brittany) is humbled and honored to make her Flea Theater debut. Broadway: The Color Purple (Celie). Off Broadway: Avenue Q (Gary Coleman) Some favorite credits: First National Tour of Avenue Q, The Devil’s Music (Bessie Smith) at Milwaukee Rep, EMMA AND MAX The Wiz (Evilene) at Maltz Jupiter, The Parchman Hour (Lucretia Collins/Others) at The Guthrie, Lil Shop (Crystal) at Broadway at Music Circus, Intimate Apparel (Mayme) at Nevada Conservatory. Television: Blue Bloods, Smash, The David Letterman Show. Romans 8! MATT SERVITTO (Jay) Recent stage work includes Tony Kushner’s Intelligent Homosexual.... at
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